Checklist of American Imprints 1845

Download or read book Checklist of American Imprints 1845 written by Carol Rinderknecht and published by Checklist of American Imprints. This book was released on 1996 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1845 volume further extends the bibliographical efforts begun by Charles Evans, and continued by Shaw and Shoemaker. The purpose of the work is to make an initial identification of monographs; state and local documents; pamphlets; broadsides; and other materials published in America during the year 1845. The bibliography is based upon the work of the American Imprints Inventory of the Depression-era WPA but draws heavily upon more recently published national and state bibliographies. It incorporates the theses done at Catholic University, which continues the publication program of the Historical Records Survey. Arrangement is by author. The essential elements of description are given and, in most cases, locations of several extant copies are provided.